Skip to main content
Updated daily · Sep 26, 2026
All open roles

Open role

Sr Principal ASIC FPGA Engineer (Sign-on Bonus Available)

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS)Scottsdale, AZFull-timeUSD $182,139.00 - USD $202,060.00 per year

This position joins the Space Systems Engineering team in Scottsdale and guides complex ASIC and FPGA efforts from initial architecture through simulation, implementation, testing, and performance evaluation. The engineer will establish technical approaches, assess design feasibility, select components, and ensure development work follows appropriate engineering standards and lifecycle processes. Responsibilities may also include managing technical subcontractors, evaluating vendors and technologies, supporting major proposals, and contributing to cross-company engineering teams. The role offers broad influence, including opportunities to advise customers and management, improve organizational practices, and apply AI to engineering innovation. It suits an accomplished hardware engineer with extensive experience, strong communication and leadership abilities, and eligibility for U.S. defense clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with 8+ yearsExpertise in ASIC and/or FPGA architecture, design, simulation, and verificationAbility to obtain a DoD TS/SCI clearance; U.S. citizenship requiredExperience with synthesis, place and route, timing, power analysis, and testingStrong technical leadership, communication, and subcontract or vendor oversight skillsUnderstanding of engineering project controls, including earned value and cost-account management
Apply for this role

Listed June 25, 2026 · Verify details with the employer before applying.

About General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS)

Scottsdale campus develops advanced communications, cyber, and mission-critical electronics for defense and space programs.

More roles at General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS)

In the news